Corsage-bouquet holder.



E. LEWY.

CORSAGE BOUQUET HOLDER.

APPLICATI N FILED APR-23, 1915.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

l ll!" ELISA LEWY, NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSAGE-BOUQUET HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Application filed April 23, 1915. Serial No. 23,287.

county, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Corsage-BouquetHolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in holders for corsage bouquets and the objects of the invention are the provision of a holder which will securely grip the bouquet or flowers placed therein irrespective of the size of the same, within reasonable limits, and also to prevent the displacement or distortion of the holder with respect to the corsage. c

The invention is fully set forth and described in detail in the accompanying specification and drawings forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing one form of the holder; Fig. 2 is an elevation of a blank from which the holder shown in Fig. 1 is constructed; Fig. 3 is a rear view of the construction shown in Fig. 1 slightly modified; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a further modification; Fig. 5 is a cross section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a cross section of a still further modification. Referring to the drawings, which for convenience show the holder upon an enlarged scale, and the construction shown therein, the reference numeral 1 designates.

the central web of a metal blank, preferably of German silver or other suitable spring metal, the same being provided at its top and bottom with integral, oppositely extending gripping members 2 and 3. Intermediatelsaid gripping members the said central web is provided with oppositely extending bars, 4, 4: and 5, 5, the ends 4 and 5 thereof being provided with cars a and b, respectively, which as shown in Fig. 2 are struck up to form a bracket adaptedto receive the pivots c which retain pin members 6, 6 in position while permitting of the horizontal movement thereof. Thebars 4, 5' as shown in Fig. 2 are provided with ears d which are adapted to be formed into hook members a)".

The barb 7 is struck up from the central web, the same being adapted to pierce the upper portion of the bouqget when inserted in said holder and there y more securely hold the same against displacement therefrom.

In Fig. 3 is shown amodification in which the upper gripping members 2 are provided with spring hinges e in lieu of having the same integral with the central web. This construction is advantageous when the metal does not possess suflicient elasticity to permit of the gripping members being readily opened and also to elastically grip a bouquet when inserted therein, as for example, when it is desired to make the same out of sterling silver or gold.

In Fig. 4. is shown a further modification, in which in lieu of bar pins for securing the holder to the corsage, I have provided spring clips 8, the same being also secured to the central web by means of spring hinges e corresponding to the spring hinges e, shown in Fig. 3 for securing the gripping members to the central web. These clips are provided with thumb pieces 9 for operating the same and it is obvious that by compressing the said thumb pieces 9 the clips will be opened, and then by releasing the same the barbs f will grip the fabric of the corsage so as to securely retain the holder in position.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a still further modification in which the body 10 of the bar pin is soldered to the central web 1 of the holder in lieu of having the same formed integral with said web.

The operation of the holder as is obvious from the foregoing description, consists ping members shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 or the spring gripping members shown in Fig. 3 and inserting the bouquet so that the barb 7 pierces the same. Then either the bar pin, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 6, is secured tothe corsage or the spring clips 8 are caused to pierce the fabric of the corsage and grip the same so asto prevent displacement of the holder until the said pin members or clips are positively withdrawn from the corsage.

The foregoing construction provides an extremely simple and yet effective and economical device for the purpose intended and one which can be readilyretained in the exactposition desired upon the corsage, which feature, as must be obvious to one familiar with the requirements of these devices, is a highly important one. Moreover the y the stems of the flowers or the briers or thorns thereon or from the wrappers such as tin foil used therewith.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

, Ahc'orsage flower holder comprising a longitudinal strip of metal provided with two pairs of oppositely extending over-lapping arms integral therewith, each pair being positioned at the opposite ends of said strip,

two oppositely extending pairs of pin supend of said pin'memb'ers being adapted to be retained by the free end of the opposite member of each of said pairs of pin supports, and an integral barbedmember struck up from said strip and projecting at an .angle therewith.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at the city, county and State of New York, this 22nd day of April, 1915.

.E L isA LEWY. 

